Effect of crop residue retention and phosphorus fertilization on P use efficiency of maize (Zea mays) and biological properties of soil under maize-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system in an Inceptisol

CHIRANJEEV KUMAWAT; V K SHARMA; M C MEENA; B S DWIVEDI; MANDIRA BARMAN; SARVENDRA KUMAR; KAPIL A CHOBHE; ABIR DEY

doi:10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82527

Authors

CHIRANJEEV KUMAWAT Ph D Student, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
V K SHARMA Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
M C MEENA Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
B S DWIVEDI Head, Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
MANDIRA BARMAN Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
SARVENDRA KUMAR Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
KAPIL A CHOBHE Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
ABIR DEY Scientist, Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82527

Keywords:

Apparent P recovery, Crop residue retention, Maize, Soil biological properties, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment was initiated in the year 2013 while current study was undertaken after two years of experimentation, i.e. in the year 2015-16 to study the effect of crop residue retention (CCR) and phosphorus fertilization in maize (Zea mays L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system on yield and P use efficiency of maize at IARI Research Farm, New Delhi. Results indicated that crop residue retention significantly enhanced grain and straw yield of maize from 5.44 and 8.01 t/ha (No-CR) to 5.88 and 8.40 t/ha in 75% CR, respectively. Whereas, the treatment 50% RDP + PSB and AM significantly enhanced grain (6.22 t/ha), straw (9.07 t/ha) and biological (15.2 t/ha) yield of maize over 100% RDP, except grain yield. The combined use of 50% RDP + PSB and AM increased the grain yield by 1.46% over 100% RDP. The enhancement in total P uptake was 69% and 14% due to application of 50%
RDP + PSB and AM and 75% CRR, respectively over control. The higher apparent recovery (ARP) of P, 18.1% and 28.2% were recorded under 75% CR and 50% RDP + PSB and AM treatment, respectively, whereas highest agronomic efficiency (AE) of P (34.7and 51.2 kg grain/kg P) were found under 25% CRR and 50% RDP + PSB and AM treatment, respectively. Soil biological properties, viz. DHA, MBC and MBP also significantly enhanced under 75% CRR and 50% RDP + PSB and AM treatments.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Alijani K, Bahrani M J and Kazemeini S A. 2012. Short-term responses of soil and wheat yield to tillage, corn residue management and nitrogen fertilization. Soil and Tillage Research 124: 78–82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2012.05.005

Brookes P C, Powlson D S and Jenkinson D S. 1982. Measurement of microbial biomass phosphorus in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 14: 319–29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(82)90001-3

Casida L E. 1977. Microbial metabolic activity in soil as measured by dehydrogenase determinations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 34: 630–6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.34.6.630-636.1977

Duiker SW and Beegle DB. 2006. Soil fertility distributions in long-term no-till, chisel/disk and moldboardplow/disk systems. Soil and Tillage Research 88: 30–41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2005.04.004

Dwivedi B S, Singh V K, Shekhawat K, Meena M C and Dey A. 2017. Enhancing use efficiency of phosphorus and potassium under different cropping systems of India. Indian Journal of Fertilisers 13(8): 20–41.

Ghosh P K, Dayal D, BandyopadhayK K and Mohanty M. 2006. Evaluation of straw and polythene mulch for enhancing productivity of irrigated summer groundnut. Field Crops Research 99: 76–86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2006.03.004

Govaerts B, Fuentes M, Mezzalama M, Nicol J M, Deckers J, Etchevers J D and Sayre K D. 2007. Infiltration, soil moisture, root rot and nematode populations after 12 years of different tillage, residue and crop rotation managements. Soil and Tillage Research 94: 209–19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2006.07.013

Jackson M L. 1973. Soil Chemical Analysis. Prentice Hall (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.

Jenkinson D S and Powlson D S. 1976. The effects of biocidal treatments on metabolism in soil—I. Fumigation with chloroform. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 8: 167–77. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(76)90001-8

Kumar A, Suri V K, and Choudhary A K. 2014. Influence of inorganic phosphorus, VAM fungi, and irrigation regimes on crop productivity and phosphorus transformations in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)–pea (Pisum sativum L.) cropping system in an Acid Alfisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 45 (7): 953–67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2013.874025

Kumawat C, Sharma V K, Meena M C, Dwivedi B S, Kumar S, Barman M. 2016. Soil phosphorus fractions as influenced by crop residue and phosphorus management under maize–wheat cropping system. (In) Extended Summaries, Vol 2, pp 712–3. 4th International Agronomy Congress, 22–26 Nov. 2016, New Delhi, India.

Lundquist E J, Scow K M, Jackson L E, Uesugi S L and Johnson C R. 1999. Rapid response of soil microbial communities from conventional low input and organic farming system to a wet/ dry cycle Soil Biology and Biochemistry 31: 1661–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00080-2

Meena M C, Dwivedi B S, Mahala D, Das S and Dey A. 2017. Nutrient dynamics and management under conservation agriculture. (In) System Based Conservation Agriculture, pp 42. Singh V K et al. (Eds). Westville Publishing House, New Delhi.

Patil P M, Kuligod V B, Hebsur N S, Patil C R and Kulkarni G N. 2012. Effect of phosphate solubilizing fungi and phosphorus levels on growth, yield and nutrient content in maize (Zea mays). Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25: 58–62.

Shen J, Yuan L, Zhang J, Li H, Bai Z, Chen X and Zhang F. 2011. Phosphorus dynamics: from soil to plant. Plant Physiology 156: 997–1005. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.175232

Suri V K and Choudhary A K. 2012. Fertilizer economy through vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under soil-test crop response targeted yield model in maize–wheat–maize crop sequence in Himalayan acid Alfisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 43 (21): 2735–43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2012.719979

Yang X, Post W M, Thornton P E and Jain A. 2013. The distribution of soil phosphorus for global biogeochemical modelling. Biogeosciences 10: 2525–37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2525-2013